BS: Aluminum Trees and LP to CD transfers

Subject: BS: Aluminum Trees and LP to CD transfers
From: RangerSteve
Date: 02 Dec 05 - 05:31 PM

On recent threads, these two subjects came up, so I'm killing to birds with one stone.

It's Christmas, time to recieve hundreds of catalogs that you didn't ask for. One that I just got is the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog, which might as well be subtitled as "The World's Largest Collection of Really Expensive Things That You Really Don't Need".

First, on page 3 of the Xmas edition, is the one useful item in the whole catalog: The LP to CD Transfer System ($399.95)plays 33, 45 and 78rpm and you don't need to plug it into your computer. You can omit tracks, or mix them up, or combine different lps on to one CD. It also works as a CD/Cassette player, but I don't think you can transfer the cassettes onto CD.

Second, on the back page, is The Classic Aluminum Christmas Tree. $379.95 for the five foot version, or $449.95 for the 7ft version. And, of course, there's a color wheel (You have to have the color wheel with one of these things) for $59.95. It's as ugly as you remembered it.

Have a Happy Holiday.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Aluminum Trees and LP to CD transfers
From: Gern
Date: 02 Dec 05 - 05:35 PM

I'm looking for this catalogue because fo the product you mention (the LP to CD thing), but I lost it. Is there a website or mailing address you could share?

Subject: RE: BS: Aluminum Trees and LP to CD transfers
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 02 Dec 05 - 06:32 PM

most computers have a line-in and you can do the lp-to-cd that way
since my computer is nowhere near my stereo and lp player, I just
use an Iriver MP3 playerfp750, which has a line-in as well as a mic, setting (about $100Can) and plug that into the headphone jack on my stereo and record. I can then just burn the mp3s on cd..